Large California Earthquakes: 6.0 to 7.0 By Quality and Element

Earthquakes are considered "Large" when they rattle the Richter Scale between 6.0 and 6.9. I'm looking at the ones that have been recorded on Wikipedia at this intensity in this blog entry. Here I've sorted out 10 earthquakes by Quality and Element. Amazing how much this shows without even looking at aspects!!!

I've already discussed the Parkfield series which are all over 6.0. I'm only including the 2004 Parkfield Earthquake from that series here because that was what was listed on Wikipedia, and I just basically didn't put much thought into what I was doing.

Either way, with all the Parkfield quakes added the Cardinal Signs influence will become much more prominent (or at least it would for Jupiter's placement). At any rate, I've now looked at basic planetary stuff for 10 earthquakes that have happened in California registering between 6.0 and 6.9 on the Richter Scale between 1868 and 2004.

The main part of why I'm looking at these is to determine whether or not California is heading for another big earthquake of some type and it does look like the odds are going up in that regard.

These earthquakes stand out because they seem to be the ones that cause so much damage to humans. People live along the lines that are affected by these earthquakes. The bigger earthquakes seem to have happened out in less populated spots, so far, at least. And that's why I decided to keep them separate from the others for now.

Since I found that in the Parkfield Earthquakes, Jupiter was in Cardinal Signs straight across the board I wanted to take a look at Statistics. So, Beware, my ability to do statistics is cave girl style and until I figure out how to dredge the info up through my Solar Fire program these numbers are tentative. My Capricorn Moon loves statistics but afraid Mercury c. Uranus square Jupiter scoffs at the idea of them.

Kind of an odd thing I'm noticing is that Saturn is prominent in the opposite Qualities from where the other planets are. He is prominent in Fixed Signs while most other planets will tend to be prominent in Cardinal, for example. Saturn's Element preference is for Air and Water while many other planets tend to prefer Earth and Fire. So maybe Earthquakes are a conflicting result of when Saturn is trying to work a different part of the chart from the other planets.

Uranus, on the other hand, will have an earthquake without differentiating element or house placement, as is his style, I might add. But Uranus does prefer to be in a Cardinal Sign for a "Large" earthquake.

Looking ahead to the near future as I did in a previous post one notices that around the time of June 2010 looks pretty crazy. Jupiter will move into Aries so will be in Cardinal. Saturn will be in an Air Sign and Cardinal. Uranus will also move into Aries, Cardinal. Pluto will be conjunct the North Node in Capricorn. As I said before Jupiter and Uranus will stay in conjunction through Retrograde for a long time.

I'm only using 10 examples here which isn't enough. Also, they only cover earthquakes in California that occurred between 1868 and 2004 and were recorded. In spite of it all, there is a pretty even spread between the Outer Planets which slow transits through signs and won't be completely represented. For example, the slowest planet, Pluto, has only transited through slightly more than half of the wheel for these figures.

Sun:

Most likely in a Cardinal Sign, least likely in a Mutable Sign
Most likely connected with an Angle. Least Likely while Sun is in a Cadent House.
Not likely that the Sun will be in Fire.
Most likely that the Sun will be in Earth or Air.

• Signs: 6 in Cardinal Signs; 4 in Fixed Signs; 1 in Mutable

• Houses: 7 in Angular or within orb of Angle; 1 is in Succedent House; 2 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 0; Earth: 4; Air: 4; Water 2

Moon:

Least likely to occur while Moon is in a Fixed Sign or in a Succedent House.
Not likely to occur while Moon is in Water Sign. Kind of interesting. This first of all seems like I tallied things wrong which is highly likely. But also these earthquakes aren't big enough to create a tsunami so maybe that's what that's about.

• Signs: 4 in Cardinal; 2 in Fixed; 4 in Mutable

• Houses: 4 in Angular; 2 in Succedent; 4 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 4; Earth: 3; Air: 3; Water: 0.

Mercury:

Most likely while Mercury is in a Fixed Sign, Unlikely while Mercury is in Mutable
Most likely while Mercury is Angular.
Most likely while Mercury is in Earth or Air.

• Signs: 4 in Cardinal; 6 in Fixed; 0 in Mutable

• Houses: 5 in Angular; 3 in Succedent; 2 in Cadent

• Element: Fire: 2; Earth: 3; Air: 4; Water: 1.

Venus:

Most likely to occur while Venus is in either Cardinal or Fixed signs.
Most likely to occur while Venus is Angular by house placement.
Not much difference in Element.

• Signs: 4 out of 10 in Cardinal; 2 out of 10 in Fixed; 4 out of 10 in Mutable

• Houses: 6 out 10 Angular; 3 out of 10 Succedent; 1 out of 10 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 3; Earth: 3; Air: 2; Water: 2.

Mars:

Mars most likely Angular by House.
Most likely by sign is Cardinal or Fixed, Least likely is in a Mutable Sign.
Element most like Earth, then Fire.

• Signs: 4 out of 10 in Cardinal; 4 out of 10 in Fixed; 2 out of 10 in Mutable

• Houses: 6 out of 10 Angular; 2 out of 10 in Succedent; 2 out of 10 Cadent

• Fire: 3; Earth: 4; Air: 2; Water: 1.

Jupiter:
Least likely to occur while Jupiter in a Fixed Sign, Mostly likely while Jupiter is either in Cardinal Signs or in Virgo or Sagittarius
Most likely while Jupiter is Angular
Element most likely Earth and Fire.

• Signs: 4 out of 10 in Cardinal; 1 out of 10 in Fixed; 5 out of 10 in Mutable (3 in Virgo and 2 in Sagg, no Gemini or Pisces)

• Houses: 5 out of 10 Angular; 3 out of 10 Succedent; 2 out of 10 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 3; Earth: 4; Air: 1; Water: 2

Saturn:
Most likely to occur while Saturn is in a Fixed Sign, not likely while Saturn is in a Mutable Sign.
No preference for House placement
Element preference for Water and Air.

• Signs: 3 out of 10 in Cardinal; 6 out of 10 in Fixed; 1 out of 10 in Mutable

• Houses: 4 out of 10 Angular; 3 out of 10 Succedent; 3 out of 10 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 1; Earth: 2; Air: 3; Water: 4.

Uranus:
Most likely to occur while Uranus is in a Cardinal Sign, not likely while Uranus is in a Fixed Sign.
No preference for House placement, except that Uranus is in H8 for 3 out of 10 earthquakes
Element shows no real preference.

• Signs: 6 out of 10 in Cardinal; 1 out of 10 in Fixed; 3 out of 10 in Mutable

• Houses: 3 out of 10 Angular; 4 out of 10 Succedent; 3 out of 10 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 3; Earth: 2; Air: 3; Water 2

Neptune:
Most likely to occur while Neptune is in a Cardinal Sign and in an Angular House
Element preference for anything but Water.

• Signs: 5 out of 10 in Cardinal; 2 out of 10 in Fixed; 3 out of 10 in Mutable

• Houses: 5 out of 10 Angular; 3 out of 10 Succedent; 2 out of 10 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 3; Earth: 3; Air: 3; Water: 0

Pluto:
Most likely to occur while Pluto is in a Fixed Sign and in an Angular House
Pluto shows Element preference for Water but this may be because these are recorded earthquakes, almost all in the 20th Century, and Pluto was in a Water Sign for the greater portion of the 20th Century.

• Signs: 2 out of 10 in Cardinal; 5 out of 10 in Fixed; 3 out of 10 in Mutable

• Houses: 5 out of 10 in Cardinal; 2 out of 10 Succedent; 3 out of 10 Cadent

• Pluto: Fire: 2; Earth: 2; Air: 1; Water: 5

Chiron:
Doesn't differentiate except by Element where shows preference for Earth

• Signs: 4 out of 10 in Cardinal; 3 out of 10 in Fixed; 3 out of 10 in Mutable

• Houses: 3 out of 10 Angular; 4 out of 10 in Succedent; 3 out of 10 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 2; Earth: 5; Air: 1; Water 2

North Node:
Least likely that NN will be in a Cardinal Sign. However, most likely that NN will be on an Angle.
Element preference might be for Air and Earth.

• Signs: 1 out of 10 Cardinal; 5 out of 10 in Fixed; 4 out of 10 in Mutable

• Houses: 5 out of 10 Angular; 3 out of 10 Succedent; 2 out of 10 Cadent

• Element: Fire: 2; Earth: 3; Air: 4; Water 1

ASC/DESC: Least likely that Cardinal Signs will be on the Angles.
No preference for Element.

• Signs: 2 out of 10 Cardinal; 4 out of 10 Fixed; 4 out of 10 Mutable

• ASC Element: Fire: 2; Earth: 2; Air: 3; Water: 3

• DESC Element: Fire 3; Earth: 3; Air: 2; Water: 2

MC/IC:
Least likely to be a Cardinal Sign.
IC preference is Fire and then Air
MC Element preference is Air and then Fire

• Signs: 2 out of 10 Cardinal; 4 out of 10 Fixed; 4 out of 10 Mutable

• IC: Fire: 4; Earth: 2; Air: 3; Water: 1

• MC: Fire: 3; Earth: 1; Air: 4; Water: 2

Here's a link to the page on the USGS website that gives facts about earthquakes:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/dyfi/archives.php

1868 Hayward Earthquake, 6.8 -7.0 Oct. 21, 1868 7:53 am epicenter: Hayward, CA Sun 29 Libra; Moon 10 Capricorn; ASC 18 Scorpio; MC 27 Leo; NN 23 Leo

Mercury 22 Scorpio c. ASC opposing Pluto 17 Taurus and squaring the Nodal Axis/MC.
Moon opposing Uranus 18 Cancer, Uranus rules IC
Jupiter 7 Aries, Neptune 16 Aries Rx
Saturn 4 Sagittarius (H1), Mars 11 Leo (H9)

1933 Long Beach Earthquake, 6.4 Mar. 10, 1933 17:55 PST epicenter offshore Sun 21 Pisces; Moon 7 Virgo; ASC 21 Virgo; MC 20 Gemini; NN 8 Pisces
Jupiter 19 Virgo conjunct ASC and Neptune
Uranus 22 Aries (H8) squaring Pluto 22 Cancer (H10)
Sun conjunct Desc and Venus 10 Pisces and NN 8 Pisces opposing SN, Moon 7 Virgo, Mars 8 Virgo Rx, Neptune 9 Virgo, Jupiter 9 Virgo (H12)

1971 San Fernando Earthquake, 6.6 Feb. 9, 1971 6:00:55am PST Sylmar, San Fernando Fault Sun 21 Aquarius; Moon 13 Leo; ASC 5 Aquarius; MC 24 Scorpio; NN 24 Aquarius
Sun opposing Moon with Nodal Axis (H1 to H7) squaring MC. Sun-Moon opposition squares Saturn. Eclipse? _______
H10: Neptune 3 Sagittarius c. Jupiter 4 Sagittarius c. Mars 11 Sagittarius

1983 Coalinga Earthquake, 6.5, San Andreas Faultline May 2, 1983 4:42 pm LT Coalinga, CA Sun 12 Taurus; Moon 19 Capricorn; ASC 5 Libra; MC 5 Cancer; NN 28 Gemini

Sun conjunct Mars 21 Taurus
Saturn 1 Scorpio conjunct Pluto 28 Libra (H1)
Jupiter 10 Sagittarius conjunct Uranus 9 Sagittarius (H3) (conjunction unaspected)
Neptune also in Sagittarius (H3) at 29 degrees conjunct SN 28 Gemini
Venus conjunct NN and MC

1984 Morgan Hill Earthquake, 6.2, Calaveras Faultline Apr. 24, 1984 14:14:00 PST 18km east of San Jose, 22 km north of Morgan Hill Sun 5 Taurus; Moon 26 Aquarius; ASC 10 Virgo; MC 7 Gemini; NN 9 Gemini

Sun conjunct Mercury 1 Taurus opposing Pluto 1 Scorpio
Jupiter 13 Capricorn
Mars 26 Scorpio c. Saturn 14 Scorpio Rx squaring Moon
Uranus 13 Sagittarius conjunct SN 9 Sagittarius and IC 7 Sagittarius

1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, 6.9, San Andreas Faultline
Oct. 17, 1989 5:04 pm LT Epicenter: Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Aptos? Felton?

Sun 25 Libra; Moon 2 Gemini; ASC 26 Virgo; MC 26 Gemini; NN 23 Aquarius

Jupiter 11 Cancer c. Chiron 17 Cancer opposing Uranus 2 Capricorn-Saturn 9 Cap-Neptune 10 Capr (H4)
Sun conjunct Mars 19 Libra (H1 & 2 cusp)
Mercury 9 Libra (H1)

1992 Big Bear Earthquake, 6.4, occurred 3 hours after Landers Earthquake
June 28, 1992 4:57 PDT Big Bear Lake, CA

Sun 8 Cancer; Moon 10 Gemini; ASC 19 Gemini; MC 29 Aquarius; NN 1 Capricorn

Jupiter 10 Virgo (H4)
Uranus 17 Capricorn conjunct Neptune 18 Capricorn (H8)

1994 Northridge Earthquake, 6.7 on a previously undiscovered faultline
Jan. 17, 1994 4:31 am PST Reseda, CA

Sun 28 Capricorn; Moon 2 Aries; ASC 20 Sagittarius; MC 7 Libra; NN 1 Sagittarius

Saturn 29 Aquarius square Pluto 28 Scorpio c.NN. Pluto-NN trine Moon on Aries Point
Neptune-Mars-Uranus-Sun-Venus conjunct within 22-28 Capricorn
Jupiter unaspected 13 Scorpio

2003 San Simeon Earthquake, 6.5, Central Coast
Dec. 22, 2003 11:15 PST am?

Sun 1 Capricorn; Moon 23 Sagittarius; ASC 12 Pisces; MC 20 Sagittarius; NN 19 Taurus

Approaching New Moon on Aries Point conjunct Pluto 21 Sagittarius
H1: Mars; H4 Saturn; H7 Jupiter in Virgo, H10: Pluto-Moon-Sun-Mercury in Capricorn